Spaniard who is still learning English insists he did not know what was written on piece of paper he is holding in picture taken with female fan

Get the picture: Cazorla with THAT note (pic edited to protect the little ones)

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Arsenal's Santi Cazorla has said sorry to fans of the Gunners' arch-rivals Tottenham after being pictured mocking their team.

Spanish midfielder Cazorla and Arsenal legend Robert Pires was pictured on French TV, along with a female fan, holding up a piece of paper.

Written on it was a well-known terrace chant:

“What do we think of Tottenham? S**t! What do we think of s**t? Tottenham!”

The picture became a huge hit on Twitter and was retweeted hundreds of times.

Cazorla claims he did not know what was written on the paper.

The 29-year-old, who is still learning English following a 2012 transfer from Malaga, tweeted an apology on Monday night: “Our apoligizes to the Totenham fans, we couldn’t see the paper. #alwaysfootballalwaysrespect.”

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